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An Ontario Libraries' Network, or Cooperative Entanglement
While I
accepted the invitation to discuss the College Bibliocentre at
this Clinic, I cannot
say that I did so with equanimity. Quite apart from many
organizational difficulties, the systems both in operation and in varying stages
of
development at the College Bibliocentre, have evolved from practical emersion
without the benefit of the finite
planning or initial test and research proce-
dures from
grant aids that many others have experienced. This is why I
adopted the latter part of my title for this paper.
I was asked
particularly to discuss the techniques we are using to
acquire the necessary input to the various systems. However, if I was asked to
underline what I considered to be the
major problems facing the development
of a central technical service unit, the technicalities of how to
input would be
the least concern. The
major problems are those beyond the technological
requirements how to achieve the degree of coordination required and, in
particular, how to overcome the financial hazards which face such an organiza-
tion.published or submitted for publicatio
Information requirements for enterprise systems
In this paper, we discuss an approach to system requirements engineering, which is based on using models of the responsibilities assigned to agents in a multi-agency system of systems. The responsibility models serve as a basis for identifying the stakeholders that should be considered in establishing the requirements and provide a basis for a structured approach, described here, for information requirements elicitation. We illustrate this approach using a case study drawn from civil emergency management
Autonomous Security Patrol System
This project provides an efficient and cost-effective solution to building security and active monitoring. The security is monitored and controlled by autonomous patrol robots. Any indication of a security breach will result in an immediate alarm and activation of the robot group to subdue and tranquilize the intruder
Analyzing the Value Stream Mapping to Achieve Lean Manufacturing via Line Balancing
Value stream mapping (VSM) visually depicts the flow of materials and information as a product passes through the manufacturing process; this information enables companies to meet customer demand by getting these materials and information for improvement at the right place and at the right time. This paper reviews the existing literature on VSM, describes the concepts and techniques of line balancing, and demonstrates through empirical study how the concepts and techniques of line balancing can help optimize VSM implementation to enhance business performance
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